Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures in the spinal column, percutanuous (requires no surgical incision), and can be performed under local or light sedation as an outpatient procedure patients are able to walk out after 1 hour.
3 Main Goals When Performing
Kyphoplasty at Centers of Rehabilitation
and Pain Medicine
Ideal candidates are patients with sites of compression fractures and back pain.
During Kyphoplasty Procedure at CRPM
Using fluoroscopy to guide it to the correct position, the tube creates a path through the back into the fractured area through the pedicle of the involved vertebrae.Using X-ray images, the doctor inserts a special balloon through the tube and into the vertebrae, then gently and carefully inflates it. As the balloon inflates, it elevates the fracture, returning the pieces to a more normal position. It also compacts the soft inner bone to create a cavity inside the vertebrae. The balloon is removed and the doctor uses specially designed instruments under low pressure to fill the cavity with a cement-like material called polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). After being injected, the pasty material hardens quickly, stabilizing the bone.